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Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Life in the Kehillah -- 2. Sacred Societies: Women's Hevrot -- 3. Honor and Shame, Center and Periphery -- 4. Jewish Women and Print Culture -- 5. Ordinary and Literary Writing -- Color plates -- 6. Dynamic Households -- 7. Economic Agents -- 8. Material Worlds -- 9. Last Words -- 10. Bodies and Souls -- 11. Custom and Ritual -- Color plates -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index.
A groundbreaking look at the integral role of women in early modern Jewish communal life In small villages, bustling cities, and crowded ghettos across early modern Europe, Jewish women were increasingly active participants in the daily life of their communities, managing homes and professions, leading institutions and sororities, and crafting.